What Is the Relationship Between Language and Social Inequality

question 55

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between language and social inequality?

• A) Language may reproduce the inequalities that exist in society.
• B) The language that people use may alter social stereotypes to some extent.
• C) The power relations in a situation provide a context for the meanings of particular expressions.
• D) All of these choices are true.

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Definitions:

Reliability

The consistency and stability of a measure over time.

Reactivity

The tendency of individuals to alter their performance or behavior due to the awareness that they are being observed.

Variability

describes the extent to which data points in a dataset differ from each other and from the average value.

Measurement Error

The difference between a measured value and the true value, owing to inaccuracies in data collection or interpretation.